It was easy to want a good competition for Julius Yego after his heart-breaking fourth place in Moscow two years ago, but nobody truly expected what did happen.
After a foul and a credible 82.42m throw, framed by an 88.99m mark from Ihab Abdelrahman in the second round, Yego’s third attempt sailed more than three metres beyond Abdelrahman’s mark into territory only two other javelin throwers have seen before.
The spear was well beyond the 90-metre line, and when the mark came up as 92.72m, the stands went wild. Yego’s throw made him the third-longest thrower ever with the current implement, and was the world’s best throw in 14 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh3D7ibDIpU
Julius can proudly say his own efforts (Self trained) through YouTube is what has brought him to this level.
The 26-year-old does not have a coach, and learned how to throw by watching YouTube video of the sport’s greats.
